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01 August 2009 Comments Recent Reports This summary of unchecked reports covers early June 2009 to early July 2009. Headlines The hide-and-seek reappearance of the Royal Tern along the Welsh coast gave some the runaround, while a fast-moving Blue-cheeked Bee-ea...

Notes

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British Birds – August 2009

01 August 2009 Comments Latest issues ...

Editorial

01 August 2009 Comments Editorials ...

Identification of Wilson’s Snipe and assessment of the first British record

01 August 2009 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT A claim of Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata from St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, in October 1998 led to one of BBRC’s most detailed investigations into the identification of an individual bird, and this paper summarises that p...

Naumann’s Thrush in Essex: new to Britain

01 August 2009 Comments Open Access ABSTRACT A first-winter male Naumann’s Thrush Turdus naumanni discovered at Woodford Green, Essex, on 3rd February 1990 remained until 9th March 1990, although it transpired that the bird had been present since 19th January. During its ...

Bird Photograph of the Year 2009

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The Carl Zeiss Award 2009: 50 years of rarity photographs

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Rare birds in Britain – 50 golden years

01 August 2009 Comments Main paper Birders vote for the ‘best rarity’ of the BBRC era ...

Monthly marathon

01 November 1996 Comments Other The farther of the two birds in plate 144 was named as American Coot Fulica americana (80%), Red-knobbed (exCrested) Coot F. cristata (10%), Common Coot F. atra (7%) and Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (3%), and the nearer as Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisege...

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